Various, Bionic Automaton, Illegal Gathering, The Outfitters, Tony Wood, Under Two Flags, Wunderbah!, Under Two Flags, 1/4 Zones, Bionic Automaton, Carl Helgard & The Teeth, Tony Wood

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.